Lapidus Pour Homme Black Extreme

I find this to be a very underrated scent that should have become more popular. It can be bought for around €20 new here in Ireland for 100ml which is a good deal. Firstly, the bottle, while unusual looking and definitely looks like something from the 80s (some might say dated, some might say its unique/nostalgic), it is made from plastic on the cap, and black glass on the main part. It is not see through in anyway. The box is nice, with a cool hologram sticker, I assume to check the authenticity of the bottle you bought. The atomiser is very good, with great dispersion that travels a good distance. Only the trigger is a bit cheap feeling with not the most solid plastic trigger. So, the smell. The initial blast is quite harsh, but fruity. You can easily smell both the fruit and the pepper combo in the top notes. It dries down to a nice, smooth, unique smelling blend with the pepper being very prominent. It is quite a mature, strong, masculine scent, and ive seen some compare it to "1 Million". Seriously? There is very little comparison here. The only comparison is the projection/longevity class, and the initial fruity blast of the top notes. While its not the fruity, soft fragrance that most women tend to love in general, it definitely gets a few compliments in the few weeks ive had it. Which is better than most. On my skin, its not a "clubbing monster" in terms of projection, it definitely projects better than most, and has great longevity (10+ hours). I definitely recommend this if your looking for a good projecting fragrance that doesnt break the bank, that has a mature smell, but smells unique. I've not smelt anything like this before (but ive only started my fragrance journey a few months ago, but still). I guess this didn't sell well due to the price, which is a shame, but it's worthy addition to your collection. Scent ratings: Projection - 8/10 Longevity - 9/10 Uniqueness - 8/10 Smell - 7/10 Bang for buck - 8/10 Bottle - 7/10

So, the questions are always the same: “Is it similar to the original?”, “It lasts like the original?”, “It projects like the original?”. The basic answer is: YES! This version could be the “modern” version of the traditional, ready for the market that claims for colognes with a touch of niche perfumery, without the 80’s aroma and with the ballad and one night stand focus. While the traditional is a bomb full of notes (like honey, pine, pineapple, incense, roots, etc.), this one has less notes and variations, which makes it easy to identify some nuances. It opens with some citric (which I really don’t recognize), black pepper and violet leaves (very noticeable), that splicing in the middle part with saffron, woods and the orange blossom. This orange blossom note gives a touch that reminds me of Fleur du Male (even though 20x subtle). To finish, tonka beans and labdanum, as strong as grey amber. The result: a strong and sweet cologne, with a hint of the traditional smell – you really swear that it is present – and with excellent projection and lasting power, which is a standard in Ted Lapidus colognes. In my opinion, it can be worn in many places and situations (cinema, dinner, bowling, work, etc.) since the weather is cold. I know there is no rules to wear a cologne, but I am a little bit severe with this flexible use of fresh scents at the winter (cold places) and/or gourmand and strong scents at the summer (hot places). I rather use the good sense! And, if I could give an opinion to its creator, I should say: “put a little bit of aoud. It is going to be extraordinary!”. Once again, Ted Lapidus makes a cologne that will divide opinions but, with no doubts, has excellent quality.

This is a gorgeous deep, dark and refined fragrance. Great for the night/cold weather. It's an "Encre Noir type of perfume - " to love or hate, nothing in between". I love it, my wife hates it. For me it's an absolute masterpiece. Upon initial spray, it comes on quite bold. It's a sharp scent of a dark pepperish violet, and a hint of orange. After the opening the manly dark scent remains but you note the orange note growing together with an exotic flower and woody notes. It becomes just a bit sweeter and smokier and a bit darker as well. Its longevity is easily 12+ hours. Don't over spray or it may become intrusive to the people around you due to its heavy dark/middle notes and heavy sillage. You get a very lovable dry down with a very strong tonka note backed up exotic flowers. So you get still a dominant dark smoky scent but always with a hint of a flowerish gourmand scent in the background. In terms of longevity it's not a beast but it is well above average. This EDT smells expensive and and in line with what you expect from a Lapidus/Bogart black extreme fragrance. It is indeed a very nice juice and one of a kind. It does not pretend to clone anything and I like it that way with its proper individuality. My rates Scent:9.0 Longevity:9,5 Sillage:9.0 Unique:8.0 Quality:8.5 Wearability: 9,0 Overall rating: 8.83/10,0 I love this frag. Edit - The dry down is absolutely fantastic.

Just got a 100ml bottle based on reviews here. I saw the notes, and heard 'sweet' from reviewers, and was expecting something more like AZZARO SILVER BLACK/ONYX... so I was a little dissapointed upon first smell.. But that was my own pre-conceived fault. The initial spray seemed 'strange' to me (as in I wasn't expecting anything like it)... then after a while, i sniffed my wrist, and I liked it more (?), and upon a small re-application (not that it needs it because longevity is monstrous), it smelled absolutely PHENOMENAL. Maybe I haven't smelt as many scents as others, but to me this smells very original... even the bottle design looks like it came off the set of Prometheus, I really can't fault this fragrance. LAPIDUS PH BLACK EXTREME really surprised and impressed the hell out of me. This is a modern masterpiece. --------------------------------------------- SILLAGE: perfect LONGEVITY: excellent SCENT: excellent BOTTLE: strange (like a HR Geiger design) VALUE FOR MONEY: great OVERALL: 10/10 --------------------------------------------- PS: I own both this and the classic PH (and love them both), but this one projects and lasts a bit better to my nose... That isn't saying much though, because they both last for weeks :)

Blind Buy Not disappointed... Modern perfume with retro vibes... citrus spicy In my opinion this stuff is manly n have a great performance with good prices ( for some people it's very cheap ) Longevity n sillage is good... I prefer spray on clothes and its last a day.. But if i spray on my skin i get some good manly top notes n pretty nice drydown... And i don't found harsh smell like some people wrote in review... And this is lovely oriental woody fragrance... Buat anak2 indo... Monggo guys di serbu nih perfume.. Di jun 2020 utubers parfum indo belum ngebahas nih parfume.. Buruan sikat... Ntar setelah di review tiba2 aja harga di online markup gak karuan kayak Davidoff coolwater intense.. Ini cuman 270 an gw beli... Murah lahhh

This one reminds me of an easier to wear version of Bogart’s One Man Show Ruby Red Edition. The apple incense and tart have been removed, with the emphasis now being focused on tonka first and foremost, hovering over a spicy bed of violet leaves and florals. The “black” label here is deserving, though a moderate projector like Sport. Both scents are different enough to own both, and honestly I can’t see any reason why anyone would hate this unless they’re trying to chase down the latest mall release. As I always say...their loss is always my gain. I’ve become a fan of the Lapidus PH line over the course of the last few years, and I’m sure it will only continue to show.

It definitely smells "purple", there is something sweet, spicy and floral at the same time. Big blast of orange blossom and saffron in the opening, there is some synthetic nature but it calms down after a few minutes. Saffron is slightly fuzzy and effervescent, giving a cola vibe. Drydown is very good, creamy Tonka and crisp violet come forward. There is a slight touch of leather and funk in here, might be the warm labdanum... But it's definitely not as animal as the original. Even gives me slight vibes of Amen Pure Leather in the drydown. Very good fragrance, and definitely not generic.

This isn't so bad. It is a little different to the original, but I do detect some similarity at the start (a kind of slightly animalic aspect). As it settles on the skin I get an aromatic accord somewhat like sarsparilla. There is also an incensy feeling to both the original Lapidus pour homme (grey bottle) and this one. After 6 hours the fragrance is quite close to the skin and there is a definite muted sweetness. It is similar to One Man Show Gold Edition, though to what degree I am yet to ascertain with a side-by-side comparison.

this animal right here is pretty close to bogart one man show gold edition...winter only...and dont play around with that trigger...1 to max two half sprays will last on you all day...black animalic leather and lot of dry woody elements like gucci pour homme one or bentley for man absolute....it smells like a real man with beard and an axe going for logging.not for the faint of hearts ;) love or hate .....for most....i love it...waiting for cold weather to hit me...leather is my favorite note :)

Ooh this is good. I get largely orange blossom and the Lapidus labdanum accord but it's so good. There's a hint of something a little dirty and some delightful fizzy laundry musk. My first thought with this was that it would make a excellent scent for a gender fluid or queer wedding. Dark but friendly is the vibe. It's quite similar to the OG and some people are gunna truly hate this is a definitive unsafe blind buy. Eight hours longevity minimum. Decent but not toxic projection

Dark and funky. This is like standing in busy city in a narrow alley, behind your favourite club or bar, you know where they put the empty beer barrels and the trash. Its night, stray cats and suspicious looking tough guys roam this sinister part of the city. Yet you feel at home and confident. Nothing worries or intimidates you. This coiuld be the scent of Batman or Stallone in his "Cobra" movie. Unconventional, strong, positive and alluring.

update: hit 13 hours today with 4 sprays. It's rather distant, but if I shake my head I can still get wafts of the sweetness and that's about all, pretty much just tonka and labdanum maybe at this point. Girlfriend just smelled it for her first time today and it was at 13 hours. She said "you smell good". This surprised me. Maybe a little rubbed off on my shirt and that's why it's lasting this long.. who knows.. who cares.. beast.

4 sprays.. 2 under each ear on the neck... 9 hours later still pumping out a smooth creamy tonka dry down with hints of the honey-saffron orange blossom harmony still in there. My bottle was purchased in summer 2016 from ebay, it was like $18 and it's definitely fairly beastly, although not as beast as Silver Scent Intense which will go longer and louder off 2 sprays.. Both beast, just different levels of beast.

Its common to find black flankers that are not really dark. This one doesnt lie. It is black. It is extreme Some say its dark and some say it smell like piss Truth is smells like dark and piss. The smell of the bathroom at the vampire's club in blade movie. Cant get more gothic than that. Not even the niche gimmicky ones... Blood notes lol

This is PH, which is already a beast, with the volume turned up to 11. The two share 80% of the same DNA. You mainly notice the difference in the top and mid notes, where PHBE is sharper and spicier. At the dry down stage, PH and PHBE are almost identical twins. I really like it and its a worthy addition to my wardrobe.

This fine concotion has reinvented the first one in a original way,it is really powerful and it has still an classic vibe in it,i loved it at the first sniff!It has some sour proprieties that give a particular smell and an austere vibe.Great one!

My God!!!!!! That's how heaven smells like!!!!

Blind buy here. Not disappointed. 10/10

This is like a niche version of Armani code, from the first spray, it's sweet and powdery from the Tonka and orange blossom, it has no citrus in it whatever, it's sweet all right but not extremely so. Also I don't detect any violet leaf in this whatsoever, it might have been blended together with the orange blossom. Anemalic notes - oh yeah they're here and you can smell them. It smells clearly like Civet compared to the original Lapidus pour homme where you get a general bathroom concoction. This smells to me a bit closer to Kouros then to the original Ted lapidus pour homme. This smells like, if you took Kouros, replaced the honey with Tonka Bean and orange blossom and sweetened it up, removed the 80s shaving foam smell from the heart of the fragrance.... ....Some would say that this is a bastardisation of Kouros.... to each his own, both have a place in my collection

Well... The perfume lives up to its name; It's a Lapidus, it's black and it's extreme (and with over-application it can be overwhelming). After the strong aperture - and it's decay -, it can easily exceed 12h. ... So it's a suitable fragrance for late autumn and winter (gently on the trigger). Here we have a rather unique oriental fougere, with something distinctive and different that captures your attention and keeps you smelling it. It's floral, powdery, spicy and sweet... And manly, definitely. It's one of those fragrances that can be considered an “olfactory experience”. I think it’s misplaced: This juice belongs more to the “niche” side of fragrances. If I have to define this scent in one word, that is: "Gothic". Without hesitation, this would be the perfect fragrance for a Pop Star Vampire. Not a blind-buy, for sure... But It has its charm - and legend -.